It could have been a Hyundai for all I care, the city towed it on purpose! Whether it was to uphold the code, get money or make an example of her is crap!

So if your rims got jacked you would come out of pocket for rims and worry about getting reimbursed later......that is if you get reimbursed, just to make sure you comply with Vehicle code DC ST § 50-2602.

Its not like she was the one that put it on blocks......are you guys really that black and white? Fuhk that....there's exceptions and gray areas to everything. Those code are only enforced to "create" revenue for the city.

 

Actually Ghetto, no.

They have to treat everyone the same, regardless. If not, then those with the dicked up Hyundais that leave them on the side of the road would cry foul. That some white chick with an expensive car gets an exception.

When we start expecting gray areas in the law then you get what we have now, ignored laws.

Again, I can only talk of local ordanance but they tag cars 72 hrs before towing them. She knew it was going to happen and should have taken steps to get her car moved at least to her driveway or to proper storage.

No exceptions. What I truly find interesting is that there was a tv crew there as they were towing the vehicle. She knew they were coming and called them. Why couldn't she have gotten 4 donuts and drove it up onto her driveway.

And I'm sorry, if I had that Audi I'd damn well get it off those freaking blocks ASAP, that was ridiculous! That's just sad on both counts, mate, honestly...

 

Yes Ghetto. The city towed it on purpose. City officials wake up in the morning and decide how they can "get" you because they have nothing better to do with their time than target individuals for their sick kicks.

 

You know, I like his thinking. I should be able to just punch people that I don't like and use the excuse that I'm in a bad mood. They should make an exception to the law since I'm pissy.

 

That's crap......punching someone in the face (physically hurting someone) is a little different than having your car rimless on the street. Yes rules are rules and your right about that, but it would be a little different if she purposely left her car like that, but she didn't someone else did. The city could have understood the issue and as long as she took the right steps in a timely manner to fix her car it should have been allowed to be parked in front of her house.

Seriously answer this question.........Was her car that was parked "illegally" on the street due to theft of her rims seriously hurting anyone?

Have you ever been late to work and it got over looked? Did you let it go un-disciplined or did you force your employer to write you up because it was the right thing?

Have you ever broken a law and not gotten caught? Did you go to the police and snitch on yourself?

Have you ever had a moving violation and the cop let you go? Did you ask the cop to write you a ticket anyway because you got caught?

There are gray areas and I know for a fact that everyone on this planet has broken some type of rule/law and if you say you haven't you full of ****!!!

 

I started thinking about it a little bit, and I would have done 1 of 2 things if I were her:
1) Get four wheels from anywhere and prop them in place so it appears the car is sitting on rubber.
2) Call an Audi dealership and have them come and take the car with four of their wheels/tires.

I assume insurance would have to cover that bill as well, as it was part of the whole issue. Bullshit either way though, the city never should have done that.

 

Considering that they gave her an extra 48 hours, that's plenty lenient. We've already explained how it was a dangerous situation. Does me leaving a loaded gun on the seat of an unlocked car hurt anyone? No. Can it lead to a disaster? Sure. Just because something doesn't seem like an immediate threat, doesn't mean it isn't. Laws are there to protect people who are obviously too stupid to realize the harm they could cause to others.

 

^Once again you refer to some sort of violence in your replies.

You should have been a lawyer because you didn't answer the question!

Regardless of why rules are in place the car was stable on cinder blocks and I seriously doubt a child could exert enough force to push the car off of the blocks while under the car to make it come down on them. Just to let you know that code was originally made to keep eyesore pieces of crap vehicles from making neighborhood streets look like crap.

Regardless they towed the car, but in the manner and fashion that they did was uncalled for. Tow trucks have dollies for vehicles that have wheel and axle problems and should have been used. I hope the insurance company sues the city for reimbursement for reairs to that car!

 

Not every tow truck comes with dollies. Usually flatbeds don't have them, and it's not the tow truck operators responsibility to ensure the protection of a car that the owners were obviously too stupid/lazy/ignorant/bitchy/arrogant to take care of. Cinder blocks aren't designed to bear weight in that manner, so you don't need someone to bump into it. They can just crumble on their own with the weight of a car pressing down in one tiny spot.

We all break the law every day to some extent and rely on the fact that our crimes are either so trivial that no one will care, or broken so frequently that no one will have the time to do anything about it. And yes, if you do get caught, it is very often up to the LEO's discretion to cite you for your violation, or give you a warning. However, in this situation, she took five days and did absolutely nothing when she only had three, and they didn't show up on the third day waiting just to drag it away. She had more than just one option and opportunity to fix this problem, instead she did what most Americans would do and chose to wait for someone else to take care of it.

 

Actually Ghetto, you're misinformed, mate. Take it from me, I run a tow company - have for over 5 yrs now.

There are two types of light duty tow vehicles - a flatbed (slidebed, car carrier, etc) and your combination truck - or combo.

Combo's are strictly wheel lift movers. Typically, if possible, they lift the drive tires, leaving two tires on the ground to be dragged behind - that is if they are inflated. When they are flat they have dollies, a set of dual wheel lifts, that can support the rims off the ground.

Now that's if it has rims. You cannot successfully tow a vehicle with a combo using a set of dollies without rims. It can be done but under extreme circumstances for a short distance. There's a greater risk of damage than simply dragging it up on a flatbed.

God help you if you have a novice driver on a combo... lol... my guy has been driving truck for 14 yrs and is the only person, besides myself, that I trust on it.

Flatbeds make up 90% of most fleets (ours is no exception).

How the tow company towed the vehicle is no different than how we would have. There will be slight undercarriage damage and I'm with you on the whole thing being dicked up.

But here's my points, mate.

1. For insurance on a $70k car they would have been there ASAP getting her wheels. I know, I see them all the time in my business. Btw Geico, Allstate, Farmers, Progressive, and State Farm are the quickest. Go with a cut rate group and who knows...

2. There is no fvcking way I would have left my high dollar Audi on blocks for longer than 2 days. I'm sorry, even if I had to scrounge up donuts, at least it wouldn't be resting on cinder blocks.

3. All code enforcement personnel must tag a vehicle, 48 to 72 hrs prior to removing the violating vehicle. And usually it takes them 2 to 3 days before they find the car sitting. In this case the neighbor called it in - obviously she wasn't a popular neighbor.

4. If she was getting her car towed illegally, calling the cops and not a news crew would have been the more prudent maneuver here. We get stopped all the time when these issues arrise, trust me, it would not have been towed.

From simply watching the footage it leads me to believe this.

1. She either did not have proper coverage, didn't want to pay a high deductible, or spent the money she got.

2. She doesn't care about her car like you and I would.

3. She ignored an ordanance - simply because she's the victim of a crime doesn't mean you get to do that. Can't miss the tags bright yellow or orange stuck to your windshield.

4. She manipulated a news crew because she was in the wrong on the first three points to garner simpathy.

One of my biggest pet peeves is those that feel privledged because they can afford a nicer car. I get snobby stuck up broads in my office from time to time, or worse the pretty ones that expect me to kiss their *** because of their looks. I treat them all the same, civil with as much dignity as they afford me.

Just from watching the news clip, she looks like she could be one of those snotty bitches, and the fact her neighbor called her car in (he knew it was hers - who would mistake that Audi?) just confirms my suspicions.